Bangkok mall shooting suspect called 191 to identify himself

The suspected gunman is seen on his knees as policemen approach him. The encounter took place at Siam Kempinski where the suspect fled to after the shooting spree at Siam Paragon.

The shopping mall shooting suspect called 191 to identify himself to the police as the perpetrator and to tell them that he was in a furniture shop on the third floor of the mall, wearing a black jacket, tactical style trousers and a hat and that he is only 14, according to Pol Maj-Gen Panop Vorathanatchakul, commander of the Patrol and Special Operation Division, which operates the 191 emergency call centre.

He said that the vital message from the boy was then relayed, via the police radio networks, to the officers on the ground, adding that they were advised to talk the suspected shooter into laying down his weapons and surrendering to the police.

The 191 police commander also said that he had closely…